BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

The summary for the BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program: With this solicitation, BJA seeks proposals to strengthen the medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) system in the United States. Through this program, BJA will support grants in two focus areas by:(1) Supporting forensic pathology fellowships(2) Providing resources necessary for medical examiner and coroner offices to achieve accreditation

Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance (USDOJ-OJP-BJA)
Grant Categories:	Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA) Information and Statistics Law Justice and Legal Services Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2020-18435
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.037
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 15th, 2020
Original Application Deadline:	June 15th, 2020
Posted Date:	April 16th, 2020
Creation Date:	April 16th, 2020
Archive Date:	July 15th, 2020
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$125,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	April 16th, 2020

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For-profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are as listed below:• Agencies directly involved in medicolegal death investigations as part of their normal business, such as medical examiner offices and coroner offices• States (including territories)• Units of local government • Federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that perform law enforcement functions • Nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations)• Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education)• Certain qualified individuals
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
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